Laundry-stove



(N0 ModeL) P. J. MUELLER. LAUNDRY STOVE.

No. 327,706. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRIEDRICH JULIUS MOELLER, OF EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

LAUN DRY-STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,706, dated October6, 1885.

Application filed March 18, 1885. Serial No. 159,322.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH J ULIUs MOELLER, of East Saginaw, in thecounty of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Laundry- Stoves; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in launouter wall or shell of my stove, provided with thecentral partition, B, separating the case or shell into twocompartments, a b, in the former of which is located the fire-chamberand ash-box, and in the latter a water-reservoir, as hereinafter setforth.

The front, sides, and bottom of the chamber a are lined with brick G,leaving an airspace between them and the outer case to prevent as muchas possible radiation of heat. The chamber or compartment to is providedwith a suitable grate, D, upon which the fire is built; and it is alsoprovided with a door, E, by means of which communication is had forinserting fuel into the fire-box, and a similar door, E, through whichcommunication is had with the ash-pit. The partition B serves as theback plate of the firebox and ash-pit. Upon the rear face of this plateor partition B is found the diving-fiue F, which communicates with ahorizontal flue, G, extending entirely across the bottom of the stoveand communicating at the rear with a rising flue, H, the upper end ofwhich is provided with a suitable collar to receive a stove-pipe. Thefront end of the flue G is closed by a check damper or slide, I, abovewhich is a slidedamper, J, communicating with the ash-pit below thegrate for regulating the draft. The

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top of the firechamber is closed by a removable well, K, in which toheat sad-irons, and this well may be provided with one or more holes andgriddles, so that various culinary vessels may be used for cooking orother purposes, as desired.

In the compartment 1), I place a waterreservoir, L, of any suitablesheet metal, and this reservoir I close with a suitable cover or lid, M.

In practice, a fire being built, the smoke and products of combustionfind exit through an opening in the plate B to the diving-flue F, thenceto the flue G, and thence to the stove-pipe and chimney through the flueH at the rear. If it is desired to check the draftmore than can be doneby closing the damper J, the check damper or slide I should be opened,thus creating a draft through the flue G to the exit, which would, ifallowed to remain open for any length of time, cause the fire to go out.

By lining the chamber a with brick upon its bottom and three sides thegreater part of the heat generated is radiated through the back plate,and thus rapidly assists in heating the water contained in thereservoir, which heating is still further enhanced by the radiation fromthe fiues which pass down upon two sides and across the bottom of thereservoir.

I am aware of the Patents Nos. 25,573, 83,086, and 156,712, and make noclaim to the constructions shown therein as forming part of myinvention. I attach importance to my check-damper I, by means of whichthe draft can be regulated as desired.

What I claim as my invention is- In a stove of the character described,the combination of the outer inclosingcase with the chamber 1), and thechamber a, provided with damper J, the flueF between said chambers, thehorizontal flue G beneath the cham' ber b, the vertical flue H, and theextension of the flue G beneath the chamber a, of the check-damper I,arranged beneath the said damper J and closing the front end of theextension of the flue G, substantially as described.

FRIEDRICH JULIUS MOELLER.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. J. SoULLY.

